Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.

This is Freakonomics Radio.

Today we are playing you the equivalent of a podcast antique.

It's the eleventh episode we ever made, goes back to 2010.

So why bother replaying it today?

Because the topic is about as timely as it gets.

This episode is called How Much Does The President Really Matter?

Because as you'll hear, it is very easy to think that if the candidate you support gets

in, then everything will be awesome and that if the candidate you despise gets in, you'll

have to move to Canada.

But it's hard to find actual evidence that the president affects your life anywhere near

as much as people generally think.

So we dial up the way back machine and present how much does the president really matter.

If you also want to hear some less antique-y sounding me, feel free to check out a couple

of other podcasts like Co-host, Question of the Day with my buddy James Altature, and

Foodie for Two with my soccer fanatic son, Salmon Dutter.

From WNYC Studios, this is Freakonomics Radio, the podcast that explores the hidden side

of everything.

Here's your host, Stephen Dubner.

I've got a question for you, but you're not going to like it.

Most people, if you ask in this question, their heads explode, they sputter, they swear,

they tell you you're more on for even thinking this question much less asking it.

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